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How many times more acidic is ph of 3 than ph of 5

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A pH less than 7 is acidic. A pH greater than 7 is basic. The pH scale is logarithmic and as a result, each whole pH value below 7 is ten times more acidic than the next higher value. For example, pH 4 is ten times more acidic than pH 5 and 100 times (10 times 10) more acidic than pH 6.

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Really short answer: ph3 is 100 times more acid than ph5
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